literal without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
rhetorical given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
analogical expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; "the analogical use of a metaphor"
extended beyond the literal or primary sense; "`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'"
metaphoric,
metaphorical expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language"
metonymic,
metonymical using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works"
poetic characterized by romantic imagery; "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic"
synecdochic,
synecdochical using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it; "to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech"
figurative -
consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
figurative -
Metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".
